Sink-back.



G. EDWARDS.

SINK BAOK.

APPLIOATION nun JAN. 29, mm.

908,080. Patented Dec. 29, 1908.

" UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE EDWARDS, OF COATESVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA.

8INK-BACK.

1 To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Gnonon Enwnnns, a citizen ofthe United States, residing at Coatesville, in the county of Chester and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful SinkBack, of-which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to sink backs, and has for its ob'ect to rovide a removable back or apron to e app ied in front of the usual back or splash board to preserve it if made of wood, from decay, to keep it dry and clean and prevent the collection of to passing behind t e apron replace it with e -mafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, in

proved sink back or apron ap lied to a sink.

Whl0h2'- I v I Figure 1.' is A, front elevation of the imig. 2 is an and elevation of t e same. Fig.

i 3 is a vertical sectional view on the line 33 bubstantially non-corro into the a: rear side t i top ,and bottom of the sink.

ofFig; 1. Fig. 4 is,-a horizontal sectional view on the line 44 ,of the same figure,

and is a siniilar view, on the line 5-5 of Fig. 2. l

Similar numerals of "reference are employed to indicate corresponding 40 arts throughout the several figures of the rawin s.

he removable sink back' or apron l preferably "rectangulari n shape with round corners, is made of a sin le'plate or sheet of ible', metal as. long 2 and extending above the same a distance equal to boutone-half its length; The lower art 3 o the sink backextends near to or resting against the erect, about, midway between the 'l he side edges of the sink back, or apron as itwill hereinafter be called, are turned reaiwardly from the sink its top edge downwardly Ito the sink 2 form- Specification of Letters Patent. Application llled January 29, 1903. Serial No 413,262.

Patented Dec. 29, 1908.

ing thereby side plates 4, their lower ends resting on the edge of the sink or on a strip 5 above the sink and to which the back flange of the sink is screwed or otherwise fastened. Because of the strip 5 which forms a narrow shelf the back of the sink is a short distance away from the wall, and as the upper edge of the a )l'OIl rests against the wall or "splash board ii, the apron "1 will have a slight outward inclination from to to bottoin, as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the side plates 4 therefore will be triangular in shape.

The apron 1 will extend above the hot and cold water faucets 7 and 8 and provision must, therefore, be made to permit the removal of the apron without disturbing the faucets. This IS done by "cutting straight slots 9 and 10 from the top edge of the apron down to g the point where the water pipes pass through on which pipes are the faucets 7 and Theedges of the slots above the pipes are bent over on the front side of the-apron to form guideways 11 for vertically movable slides 12, the lower edges of which have each a semicircular notch 13 to fit over the water pipe assing through the slot covered by said side. A finger iece 14 projects from the u per end of each slide by which it is raise and lowered.

The apron 1 is fastened in position by hooks or buttons 15 pivoted to the wall or splash board 6 and projecting over the apron 1 at the top and side edges. The fastenin books or buttons may be made of galvanize iron r steel wire. having an eye at one end for the pivot screw and a second eye at the other-end tome grasped by the fin ers. The body of the wire between the an s is to be fastened so as to swing over the edge of the apron and hold the latter close to the wall or splash board.- 9 a The apron is put in place by first removing the slides and'tu'rning the buttons outwardly. The apron is then placed under the projecting water pi e and radually raised until the bottom 0 the si e plates can be pushed onto the narrow stri 5 or the top of the sink. The buttons are tllien turned over the apron holding it in position and the slides returned to place over the slots.

I claim l. A removable sink back comprisin a plate of thin metal adapted to be applie to the wall above a sink and project thereinto i and means for removablp holding said sink and slots extending downwardly from the upper ed ,e of said plate, slides to cover said slots, an means for holding the sink back in position,

2. A removable sink back coinprisin a plate of thin metal adapted to be applie to the wall above a sink and project thereinto at its lower end, said sink back having slots extending downwardly from its upper edge and provided with guide flanges, s ides for covering said slots engagin" said guide flanges, side plates on the sink ack or apron reaching to the wall, and means for holding the sink back in position.

3'}. removable sink back comprising a iron? lain ol thin metal having triangular sid-i p ales wider at the bottom than at the top and adapted to rest on a support, the

lower end ol" said front plate projecting beiow said side plates and having slots for'water pipes, flanges at the SillO edges of said slots, slides to cover said slots guided by said hinges, and manual fastening devices for 1 molding the sink back in place.

4. A. sink back comprising a late havin vertical slots cut into it from i516 top wit guide'llanges on their side edges, slides fitted 111 said gr 'de flanges for closing said openings,

back attached to the wal 5. A sink back comprising a. front plate and two triangular side plates per endicular thereto, extendin rearwardly t ierefrom and shorter than sai front plate, said front plate having vertically disposed slots with guide flanges on the sides of each slot, and slides movable on said guide flanges for clos ing said slots.

6. A removable sink back comprising a front plate and two triangular side plates perpendicular thereto and extending rearwardly therefrom, said side lates hein wider at the bottom than at he top, sai sink back adapted to be applied to a wall at an angle thereto and having vertical slots with guiding flanges on their side edges, slides fitted to move on said guide flanges having concave bottom edges, and ivoted buttons on said wall for temporarily olding said sink back in position on the wall.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing it my own, I have hereto allixed my signatur in the presence of two witnessesv GEORGE EDWARDS.

Witnesses:

JAMES H. JACKSON, WILLIAM S. G. 000K. 

